Members of the DMK, the AIADMK, and other parties took out silent marches on the occasion of Language Martyrs Day in Tiruchi on Saturday.
Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru and principal secretary of the DMK led the silent march organised by the party. A large number of cadres participated in the procession, which began near Salai Road at Thillai Nagar, passed through Shastri Road and Anna Nagar, and culminated at Thennur. Mr. Nehru and others placed wreath on the memorials of Keezha Pazhur Chinnasamy and Viralimalai Shanmugam on the banks of the Uyyakondan canal near Uzhavar Sandhai. Mayor M. Anbazhagan and office-bearers of the DMK paid tribute to the language martyrs.
Earlier in the day, Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, who is the district secretary of Tiruchi (south) unit of the DMK, visited the memorial and offered floral tributes.
AIADMK’s mark
A large number of cadres of the AIADMK took part in the silent march. It began near the MGR roundabout and reached the language martyrs’ memorials along Uzhavar Sandhai and Anna Nagar.
District Secretaries P. Kumar (Tiruchi South rural), M. Paranjothi (Tiruchi North), Srinivasan (Tiruchi city), and many others paid tributes to the language martyrs by placing wreaths on their memorials.
Tiruchi MP and principal secretary of the MDMK Durai Vaiko led the silent of his party to the memorials of language martyrs. District secretary (Tiruchi urban) of the party Vellamandi Somu paid floral tributes.
Wreaths were placed on the memorials by the cadres of AMMK led by its district secretary Senthilnathan. Members of various other organisations paid respect to the martyrs.
Published - January 25, 2025 07:10 pm IST
